doubleheader
noun
dou·ble·head·er
ˌdə-bəl-ˈhe-dər 
1
: a train pulled by two locomotives
2
: two games, contests, or events held consecutively on the same program
Examples of doubleheader in a Sentence
The two teams will meet in a doubleheader this Saturday.
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Yordan Alvarez went 3 for 4 with his 12th homer and scored three runs as the Houston Astros beat the Baltimore Orioles 11-5 to split a doubleheader Thursday.
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CBS News, 1 May 2026
Before Game 2 of the doubleheader, Adames’ last hit was in the bottom of the first inning on April 21 against the Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Halfway through a four-game series in which the Monday and Wednesday night games were rained out and the rivals had to play doubleheaders Tuesday and Thursday, instead.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
Al Smith stepped up in the home half of the first inning of a doubleheader on May 1, 1960, and put the defending American League champs ahead with a two-run homer off Jim Bunning.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
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CBS News, 1 May 2026
Before Game 2 of the doubleheader, Adames’ last hit was in the bottom of the first inning on April 21 against the Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Halfway through a four-game series in which the Monday and Wednesday night games were rained out and the rivals had to play doubleheaders Tuesday and Thursday, instead.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
Al Smith stepped up in the home half of the first inning of a doubleheader on May 1, 1960, and put the defending American League champs ahead with a two-run homer off Jim Bunning.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
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“Doubleheader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doubleheader. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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doubleheader
noun
dou·ble·head·er
ˌdəb-əl-ˈhed-ər
: two games played one after the other on the same day
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